Even though Porsche upgraded the last of the 911s to a 4.0 liter engine the Germans are not happy with how Ferrari's 458 and more recently the McLaren MP4-12C are leaving it behind. This is why Porsche announced a comeback with a car that's supposed to be powered by a V8, possibly called the 961 series and it may also...
The Germans must still be smarting a little bit over whatever happened back in the Second World War, especially since the Americans sort of intervened on the whole situation. Why would I say that? Because the 2011 BMW X1, a very attractive model from Bavaria seems to be reluctant towards appearing on the U.S. market. Not only is that happening,...
As far as car maker errors go, Nissan made one of their biggest when they launched the 2009 Versa. The Nissan Versa (Tiida in some markets) in itself was never a bad car, it was pretty good actually but, sadly, no one "got it" and sales were subsequently low. Hoping to capture some of the enthusiastic spirits that are swarming...
The people of Germany can fall into so many categories it's really not worth going there, the automakers there however tend to generally fall into a few select ones. Capable, robust and discrete. Opel is one of the well known German manufacturers so you know they have all the basis boxes ticked, especially when you see what these spyshots contain....
Opel's OPC version of the Insignia isn't just your average sedan but with the Germans launching the Unlimited Edition the naughty meter is clearly off the charts now. This is because the special edition drops the whole electronic top speed limiter idea and goes all Autobahn street racer on us. According to Alain Visser one of Opel's AG top men,...
The Shanghai Motor Show is still a new event but it seems to have picked up the insanely fast accelerating rhythm that seems to be going around China and it seems to keep amazing us. A special treat that's come from this event is the Peugeot SXC Concept, especially since this French lion was styled in China. Concepts aren't really...
